Financial Analyst Finance Manager

Personal Statement:

Extensive experience in Financial Planning Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Outlook, Commitment View (CV), Process Improvement, and Budget vs Actual variance explanations. Exceptional ability to collaborate and work well with other team members in the company. Excellent ability to work without supervision, detail-oriented, and fantastic ability to solve problems, Certificate on Financial Modeling and Forecasting and Office 365.

Experience:

Verizon Corporation: Walnut Creek Senior Financial Analyst 2004 – 2022

Managed a budget of more than $400M annually for the Northern California and Nevada Network Engineering Organization.

Trained the senior staff in the region on how to prepare a Financial Outlook and proper use of the outlook template, which resulted in meeting the region's goal of 100% (Capex) capital spending.

Saved the company more than $2M by identifying overcharged taxes.

Developed a tracking system to track the budget and monitor capital spending, which resulted in the region's ability to see any additional capital or any budget transfers at a glance. As a result, the region was able to know the budget without asking questions.

Prepared daily, monthly, quarterly, and year-end capital spending reports helping the region understand its financial position.

Performed SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance review, provided financial guidance and assistance to the assigned business unit.

Nortel Networks Finance Manager 2000 – 2001

Managed Capital budget of $250M and operating budget of $97.5M.

Reduced operation cost by 25% and capital by 22%, with total savings of 47%.

Developed project tracking which resulted in timely project reporting and efficient tracking of CAPEX spending.

Prepared monthly and quarterly forecasts, headcount, cost per square footage, financial outlooks, and major project reports to the senior management for financial decision-making.

Performed month end, quarter end close and analyzed budget vs actual and provided variance explanations to the management.

Reviewed and prepared capital lease investment proposals (CLIP).

Received PRIDE award for effective cost and budget management.

Cisco Systems Financial Analyst 1998 - 1999

Researched manufacturing usage variances, and purchase price expedites.

Performed root cause analysis and followed up and resolved large variances and completed work order close and work order aging.

Cisco Systems Financial Coordinator 1995 – 1997

Managed a portfolio of 800 A/R transactions valued at $7M and reduced transactions to 160 valued at $1.2M by researching, analyzing accounts, and collecting past due accounts.

Helped reduce DSO and 60 to 90 days past due accounts.

Managed complex and difficult account disputes worth $15M.

Education:

M.B.A, Finance, Alabama A&M.

B.S, Accounting, Alabama A&M.

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